petrify

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for petrify

petrify 🔊 /pɛˈtɹʌfajˌ/

petrify : පාෂාණි වෙනවා

petrify : ගල් වෙනවා

petrify : ගල් ගැහෙනවා

petrify : පාෂාණීවෙනවා

petrify : ගල්වෙනවා

petrify : ගල් කරනවා

petrify definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone or stony substance.
  2. To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
  2. Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate.